Pep Guardiola did not hold back after Watford's game at Manchester City, saying the Premier League schedule will 'kill the players'.

And he has a point, whilst Watford had two days between their game with Swansea and the trip to Manchester City, the league leaders were afforded just one day's rest.

Guardiola was not calling for a winter break or saying there should be no fixtures over the Christmas period, he was just livid that the players, or 'artists' as he referred to them, were expected to play two games in three days.

Kyle Walker left the pitch at the end of the game holding his groin and a question about his fitness sparked Guardiola's reaction, something Watford chief Marco Silva agrees with.

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"For people abroad - people in Portugal don't have football [at this time of year] and they see the Premier League on TV. It's easy to see.

"For the players it's really hard. Since December 23 we've played four games against four teams [Brighton, Leicester, Swansea and City]. We have lots of injuries in this moment so we can't rotate our players. It's hard.

"It's good for us tonight that nobody got injured. They all finished the game in good condition. But it's really hard for the players.